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1. McCain strikes again
Senator John McCain said the latest Republican plan to dismantle Barack Obama’s healthcare law did not pass his test for “regular order” and he would be voting no, likely ruining the bill’s chances for passing.
McCain’s chance to do the right thing
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'No pleasure'
I take no pleasure in announcing my opposition. Far from it. The bill’s authors are my dear friends and I think the world of them.
– Senator John McCain
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'We press on'
My friendship with Senator McCain is not based on how he votes but respect for how he’s lived his life and the person he is … We press on.
– Bill co-sponsor Lindsey Graham
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Summary
Time to fire up the worst campaign song ever written https://t.co/unGtKKoVWC
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) September 22, 2017
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2. Kim trash-talks Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that he was considering retaliating at the “highest level”, calling Trump a “mentally deranged US dotard” who would “pay dearly” for threatening to destroy his regime.
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3. Trump replies
Kim Jong Un of North Korea, who is obviously a madman who doesn't mind starving or killing his people, will be tested like never before!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 22, 2017
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4. DeVos rolls back campus assault guidelines
The Trump administration on Friday scrapped Obama-era guidance on investigating campus sexual assault, replacing it with new interim instructions allowing universities to decide which standard of evidence to use when handling complaints.
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'Rationale'
Betsy DeVos literally cited cases of schools NOT COMPLYING w/ Obama-era Title IX sexual assault guidance as her rationale for rescinding it.
— Caroline O. (@RVAwonk) September 22, 2017
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5. Test of Gorsuch on abortion looms
An urgent appeal to the supreme court by Planned Parenthood has created an unexpected early test of Justice Neil Gorsuch’s views on abortion restrictions.
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… and another thing:
God save us if Kim Jong Un makes a comment about Hillary's popular vote victory https://t.co/mW2SJtmIrF
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 22, 2017
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... and another thing:
Send some love to @Newsweek for its current cover:A conservative speaks about how the GOP abandoned its principles and went insane. pic.twitter.com/WOuvqIIVQU
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) September 22, 2017
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